Fall River man arrested for stealing equipment from Bridgewater Home Depot

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Nov 30, 2017 at 6:23 PMDec 1, 2017 at 9:55 AM

Roy Farias, who was arrested Tuesday after a two-month-long investigation by Bridgewater and State police, also had 100 Oxycodone pills in vehicle when he was taken into custody.

Sara Cline The Enterprise @saraclinenews

BRIDGEWATER– A 50-year-old Fall River man who stole thousands of dollars worth of machinery from a Home Depot in Bridgewater was held on $5,000 cash bail, officials said.

The Fall River man, Roy Farias, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 28, after a two-month-long investigation by Bridgewater and State police, officials said.

“The joint investigation commenced after police received information on the theft of goods from multiple Home Depot and Lowe’s stores in Plymouth County, including approximately $11,000 in snow blowers reported missing from the Home Depot in Bridgewater,” a statement from the Plymouth District Attorney’s office said.

Farias was identified “as the organizer and distributor” of the stolen construction equipment.

He would deliver the equipment to various locations in Berkley, Fall River and Dighton, using his truck, the statement said.

“On Tuesday, investigators learned that Farias had allegedly arranged the theft of a Kubota tractor (from) the Home Depot in Plymouth,” the statement said.

Police placed a GPS tracker on the tractor and followed its movements into Dighton. Police followed Farias, then pulled him over on a traffic stop and arrested him.